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levanase

levanase noun: levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.

Noun

levanase (plural levanases)

  1. levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.

Forms of levanase

plurallevanases

Origin of levanase

From levan + -ase.

Words formed from levanase

Questions about levanase

What does levanase mean?
Levanase means levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.
What part of speech is levanase?
Levanase is a noun.
What is the plural of levanase?
The plural of levanase is levanases.

Words near levanase in the dictionary

  1. levamisole
  2. levamisoles
  3. levamizole
  4. levan
  5. Levana
  6. levanase
  7. levanases
  8. Levandoski
  9. Levandoskis
  10. Levandovsky
  11. Levandowski

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